The debate over the potential harms and benefits of vaping has raged on for years. But the results of a large trial in the UK have provided the pro-vaping side its biggest win yet. It found that people trying to quit smoking were almost twice as likely to succeed...
Children who do not consume peanut during their first year of life are more likely to be allergic to peanut at age three, according to new findings from the CHILD Cohort Study.
The study, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, found that infants who did...
(Reuters Health) - Light massage can reduce pain, anxiety and the need for opioid medication in terminally ill patients, a Swedish study suggests. “All end-of-life patients experience existential pain or existential suffering,” coauthor Linda Bjorkhem-Bergman told Reuters Health. “This pain is difficult to treat pharmacologically and complementary...
People with mild traumatic brain injury who are exposed to early morning blue light therapy may experience a decrease in depression and other concussion symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 72nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, April...
British Conservative politician Nadine Dorries has become the first member of Parliament to test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Dorries, who is also a health minister, said she is now quarantined at home and her office has been closed. On Tuesday night, she tweeted her thanks for "so many good...
The selfless action of a young Humboldt Bronco hockey player and his family has touched the hearts and minds of Canadians, and Manitobans have responded in a big way to the decision to give the gift of life.
“Since the tragic story broke, Manitobans have been signing up online to...
There's a big difference between having an Ebola infection and not having an Ebola infection.
A few weeks after returning to Sweden from Burundi, a man has been making headlines around the world, but not in a good way. He showed up at an emergency room in Enköping, Sweden, about...
As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States. The demand for prosthetic heart valves and other cardiac devices — a market that is valued at more than $5 billion dollars today — is predicted...
About a half-dozen Walmart stores in Michigan are now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
The retailer's website, walmart.com/COVIDvaccine, shows six Walmart Supercenters in Michigan are giving shots. They are:
Alma: 7700 N. Alger Road
Cheboygan: 1150 S. Main St.
Greenville: 10772 W Carson City Road
Jackson: 1700 W. Michigan Ave.
Lapeer: 555 E. Genesee St.
St. Johns: 1165...
Eating a western-style diet for a week can slightly impair brain function and encourage healthy young people to overeat, according to a new study.
After consuming a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers performed worse on memory tests and had a desire to eat junk food following a meal.
The...
